Lumber-jack.



No. 652,22I.V

' Patented June I9, |900'.- F. w.. REIT-z.

LUMBEB JACK.

(Application led Feb. 17, 1900.)

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' UNITED STATES PATENT EEI'ICE.

FRED W. REITZ, OF EVANSVILLE, INDIANA.

LUMBE R-JACK.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 652,221, dated June 19, 19001.

Application filed February 17l 1900. Serial-No. 5,593. (No model.)

To all whom it r11/ty concern:

Be it known that LFRED W. REITZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Evansville, in the county of lVanderburg and State of-In'- diana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lumber-Jacks; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such l as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to lumber-j aoks, and more particularly to such as are designed to be used inloading and unloading lumberfrorn l wagons and other places.A Y.

The object of the invention is theprovision f of a lumber-jack of simple, inexpensive, andV durable construction which can be readily ap` plied to the wheel of a lumber-wagon or otherwise suitably hung and adjusted as found desirable t0 meet the requirements of the situation and used for unloading the lumber.`

l'laving the foregoing object in view,the invention consists of a lumber-jack embodying certain improved features and novel combinations of parts set forth in detail Vhereinafter and recited in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is au elevation of a wagon-wheel, showing the improved jack applied thereto; and Fig. 2, a side elevation, dotted lines illustrating how the pivot-bar can be adjusted to higher or lower positions and to different angles.

'Ihe frame is of bar metal and comprises two arms or hangers l and 2, having hooked upper ends 3, adapted to engage the tire and felly of the wagon-wheel 1l, and a cross or connecting piece 5, joining the hangers near their upper ends and provided with an arc-shaped integral loop 6, extending outwardly therefrom at right angles thereto, which is provided with a corresponding series of holes or apertures 7 in its two parts or sides. The lower portions of the hangers l and 2 are oft'- set outwardly at 8 and converge toward each other, being provided at their lower ends with ears 9, between which the lower ends of the pivot-bar 10 are pivoted on aremovable boltll or other suitable pin or fastening. The pivotbar has a row of openings l0 for the reception of the bolts for holding it, and it extends upwardly between the two sides or parts of the loop (5, where it is held at any desired an- 'suitable' fastenings l5.

gle by a removable pin l2,inserted in the apertures 7 and 10. The upperend of the pivotba`r`13 lies considerably above the top of the frame to give the proper clearance-space and is. pointed to insure proper engagement with the piece of lumber. A piece of board 14 of suitable length extends across the offset portions 8 of the hangers and beyond the latter .at each side and is secured to the hangers by This board provides a large bearing-surface'to lie against the spokes of thewheel, and thus gives stability to the device and prevents it from twisting loose from the wheel.

' In using the jack the pivot-bar is first adjusted longitudinally-that is, as high or low as desired-and secured by the bolt ll, after which it is adjusted to the desired angle and then fastened by the'pin l2. The lumber is then swung over and rested on the pointed end of the pivot-bar, and a pivot or fulcrum having thus been obtained the other end of the piece of lumber can be easily swung over the'wheels and onto the pile. While the jack is shown as applied to the wheel ofa lumberwagon, it is obvious that it could be used to as good advantage in other positions affording an edge or ledge for the hooks of the hangers to be hooked over. been used it can be removed from the wheel or other position and carried to any place desired, as it'is comparatively light.

Havingthus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-

l. -In alumber-jack, the combination with a frame having engaging devices for sustaining the same, of a lumber-rest on the frame, said frame having oifset portions, and a bearing-board fitted in the oifset portions ot' the frame and secured to the same. 2. In a lumber-jack, the combination with a frame having engaging devices for sustain- Ving the same, of an upwardly-extending lumber-bar pivoted at its lower portion to the frame so as to be capable of swinging toassume positions at different angles to the frame, and meansfor locking said bar in different positions, said bar having its upper, swinging end free and adapted for service as a lumber-rest.

3. In a lumber-jack, the combination with After the jack has' ICO a frame having engaging devices for sustaining the same, and -a member which is provided withI a series of apertures or holes, of

a lumber-rest comprising a bar which is pivoted to the frame and has a free portion adapted to swing along the said apertured member, and a removable fastening adapted to 'be passed through any aperture of the member and the pivoted bar to secure it to the framev at diierent angles.

4. In a lumber-jack, the combination with the frame having engaging devices for sus-v taining the same, of a lumber-rest comprising a member pivoted to the frame and adapted for adjustment to dierent angles and also adjustable longitudinally of itself to different i heights. y

5. In a lumber-jack, the combination with g a frame having engaging devices forsustaining the same, of a lumber-rest comprising al 'bar havingarow of apertures alongits length, f. a member on the frame having a row of vaper;y tures, a removable pivot-bolt passed throughL one of the apertures of the bar and connect gv ing the latter to the frame, and a removable bo'lt passed through the bar and the apertures on the member of the frame, whereby the ,1 bar can be adjusted high or low or at any desired angle relatively to the frame. 1

(i. In a lumber-jack, the combination with@ a frame having engaging devices for sustaining the same, and composed of a pair ofarms or hangers having a cross or connecting piece formed into or provided with an arc-shaped loop whose sides are provided with apertures or holes, and said arms or hangers converging toward ,each other, of a pivot-bar having its end pivoted between thel converged ends of the hangers or arms and its upper portion located between the sides of the loop and eX- tending above the frame, and a removable pin passed through said apertures and the pivot-bar.

7. In a lumber-jack, the combination with a frame composed of a pair of hangers having hooks at their upper ends and converging at their lower ends, with their lower portions offset, and having a cross or connecting piece provided with an arc-shaped loop provided with apertures in its sides, of a pivot-bar having its lower end pivoted between the converged ends of the hangers and its upper portion lying between the sides of the loop, and extending thereabove to constitute a lumberrest, a removable pin passing through the apertures and the pivot-bar, and a bearing'- board lying inthe ofsetportions of thehangers and secured thereto.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRED IV. REITZ. Witnesses:

SAMUEL CRUMBAKER, WM. Hi GUDGEL. 

